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that pakistan is not key -- that pakistan is not a regional actor, that pakistan is not key to peace in south asia. united states should engage pakistan as an influential actor, is a consequential actor in south asian politics. the these instability -- the peace and stability that impinges on u.s.-led diplomacy there. when it comes to china, our aspiration is that the united states and china, the two biggest economies, two big powers, they would sort out there probl-- their problems through diplomacy and would never reach a point where they have to confront each other militarily, because such a war would be messy not just for the two countries but for the entire world. finally, i would like to say that you have to realize the full potential of pakistan. you look at the west asian hemisphere to which i referred. pakistan is the largest population there. look at central, west asia, north africa, east africa. pakistan has the biggest demographic force in every field. daniel: youth, population, any of that. amb. khan: i also refer to economic geography. we can be a destination for invest
that pakistan is not key -- that pakistan is not a regional actor, that pakistan is not key to peace in south asia. united states should engage pakistan as an influential actor, is a consequential actor in south asian politics. the these instability -- the peace and stability that impinges on u.s.-led diplomacy there. when it comes to china, our aspiration is that the united states and china, the two biggest economies, two big powers, they would sort out there probl-- their problems through...
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and pakistan. having said that, i would like to ask the abbasid or -- what are the latest -- ambassador -- what are the latest moves or plans to increase u.s. companies improve their investments in pakistan? of then: this is one highest priority is that i have as ambassador, frankly. to other states , to other cities, informing people. as i said, what i have now realized is that there is a clear lack of awareness on information, on possibilities and opportunities in pakistan. so far, i have seen a lot of response. there is a delegation going to pakistan next month. we will also be working on organizing the business opportunities. in september, we are organizing summit in the silicon valley with the support and cooperation of some u.s. companies and some leading pakistani companies active in silicon valley. onere also planning to do in washington, d.c. to sensitize people about the possibilities in pakistan. obviously, this is just one part of what we can do. groundl action is on the , where the pri
and pakistan. having said that, i would like to ask the abbasid or -- what are the latest -- ambassador -- what are the latest moves or plans to increase u.s. companies improve their investments in pakistan? of then: this is one highest priority is that i have as ambassador, frankly. to other states , to other cities, informing people. as i said, what i have now realized is that there is a clear lack of awareness on information, on possibilities and opportunities in pakistan. so far, i have...
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i had an active dialogue during my three years in a pakistan -- in pakistan. i will leave the other questions to another member. we are going to move on. >> thank you, matter and chairman. -- madam chairman. as the only member of congress who is indian, it is important to me and i have spent a lot of time thinking about it. it is very much interconnected when he think about india, afghanistan, and pakistan. side, iounterterrorism in 2008, indiaai demonstrated incredible restraint in its approach to pakistan. pakistan, as ambassador olson mentioned, it is the one year anniversary of the horrific passion of our -- peshawar school shooting. i would have expected pakistan to have a more robust crackdown on the terrorist threats, from our perspective, i think from the perspective of indians, there is almost this side-by-side relationship in pakistan with some of these terrorist networks that almost symbiotic. they live side-by-side. from your perspective, what are the steps that pakistan's government, it's military needs to do to reduce the terrorist threats? in so
i had an active dialogue during my three years in a pakistan -- in pakistan. i will leave the other questions to another member. we are going to move on. >> thank you, matter and chairman. -- madam chairman. as the only member of congress who is indian, it is important to me and i have spent a lot of time thinking about it. it is very much interconnected when he think about india, afghanistan, and pakistan. side, iounterterrorism in 2008, indiaai demonstrated incredible restraint in its...
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-pakistan ties, including some questioning pakistan's status as a major ally. meanwhile in islamabad, prime minister khan said the u.s. and pakistan had had "a terrible relationship over the past two decades." i have to say i don't envy your job these days in the current environment. but i wonder, given those positions on both sides, where do you feel the relationship is headed? where would you say the most constructive areas to focus on our on the horizon -- are on the horizon? >> i think the beauty of this relationship, there never is a dull moment. it is going well and it is not. i think in coming back to what they announced earlier in terms of -- between the prime minister and the president. we do not use telephone calls as a measure of where the relationship stands. that should not be used. if that was to be used, we have had interactions, numerous between nsa and foreign minister . the nsa coming here. these changes are continuing. i have seen, frankly, both sides in mutual, how should i say, activation in the public space. but we have always had a lot in
-pakistan ties, including some questioning pakistan's status as a major ally. meanwhile in islamabad, prime minister khan said the u.s. and pakistan had had "a terrible relationship over the past two decades." i have to say i don't envy your job these days in the current environment. but i wonder, given those positions on both sides, where do you feel the relationship is headed? where would you say the most constructive areas to focus on our on the horizon -- are on the horizon?...
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of pakistan and the united states. when the foreign minister was in washington in september, he said it was the test and challenge for us to see where we take the u.s. and pakistan relationship going forward. the atlantic consult salvation center is taken an integral role in taking this relationship forward. we recently hosted a conference to draw attention to these topics. corporate pakistan has a key role in strengthening this relationship. we hope more businesses play a positive role. this event will continue the conversation as we hear about the future of the u.s.-pakistan relationship and how the relationship can be expanded. this past april, foreign minister bilawal bhutto zardari became the youngest foreign minister pakistan. he has the second largest coalition of the pakistan people's party. he has been a devout advocate for democracy and freedom of expression as well as an ardent supporter of women. we look forward to hearing his thoughts on this -- on these topics. i would also like to thank js global limited
of pakistan and the united states. when the foreign minister was in washington in september, he said it was the test and challenge for us to see where we take the u.s. and pakistan relationship going forward. the atlantic consult salvation center is taken an integral role in taking this relationship forward. we recently hosted a conference to draw attention to these topics. corporate pakistan has a key role in strengthening this relationship. we hope more businesses play a positive role. this...
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we need to make sure that pakistan is fighting for pakistan and that pakistan doesn't think it's only fighting for american dollars. that's what we need to do. as once more a united states marine that saw state department ineptness and cowardice, while i was in afghanistan, it's almost personally insummitting we're going to pull the money and fund from general the reus and give it to state department cronies. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida has 1 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentleman from california has 3 and a quarter minutes remaining and is recognized. mr. berman: yes, mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman who has made a significant contribution to this legislative effort, the gentlewoman from wisconsin, ms. moore. two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. moore: mr. speaker, i want to thank chairman berman for working with me so closely to include provisions in h.r. 1886 to ensure that the empowerment and protection of -- and human rights of women are
we need to make sure that pakistan is fighting for pakistan and that pakistan doesn't think it's only fighting for american dollars. that's what we need to do. as once more a united states marine that saw state department ineptness and cowardice, while i was in afghanistan, it's almost personally insummitting we're going to pull the money and fund from general the reus and give it to state department cronies. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from...
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. >> pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. talked about the record levels of flooding in his home country. and the unprecedented devastation. saying the a land submerged under water is about the size of wyoming. about 33 million people have been affected. hosted by the national press club, this is an hour. numbers at the number of people displaced are high. the ambassador will provide us with the latest data, but as a mother of two young children, stood out to me. 400 81 children are among those known dead. >> this is just what we know. the general feeling is that this will be the worst flood to ever hit pakistan. ultimately worse than the flood of 2010. the relief effort needed will be extraordinary. will be asked ordinary. it will be dangerous, as well. pakistan has lost a helicopter and six soldiers in the early ever. it seems clear we are in a situation because of climate change. there are always monsoons in pakistan, but it is significantly higher than any before that. it is record runoff or glaciers. the temperatures con
. >> pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. talked about the record levels of flooding in his home country. and the unprecedented devastation. saying the a land submerged under water is about the size of wyoming. about 33 million people have been affected. hosted by the national press club, this is an hour. numbers at the number of people displaced are high. the ambassador will provide us with the latest data, but as a mother of two young children, stood out to me. 400 81 children are among...
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., when pakistan welcomed the u.s. military contended to assist with the recovery effort and maintain law and order or issuer military taking care of that? >> if some vehicles are sent to pakistan, that would be very helpful. we can take care of the military side but generally speaking, any support to the pakistan armed forces or pakistan's defense capabilities are good. we want to beef up our defense capabilities for any incidents and in the future as well. we have to build the muscles of our armed forces. i think that i cannot go into details but i think whether it is the u.n. or other friendly countries, we welcome that kind of support. >> you mentioned something interesting in your remarks about how pakistan contribute to 0.4% of global warming and that you are the most -- the eighth most vulnerable country at this point. and, that some debate has begun about having countries that contribute more to global warming paying or financing affected countries. i thought that was very interesting. what are you hearing in t
., when pakistan welcomed the u.s. military contended to assist with the recovery effort and maintain law and order or issuer military taking care of that? >> if some vehicles are sent to pakistan, that would be very helpful. we can take care of the military side but generally speaking, any support to the pakistan armed forces or pakistan's defense capabilities are good. we want to beef up our defense capabilities for any incidents and in the future as well. we have to build the muscles...
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the literacy rate in pakistan. pakistan is the nuclear power and as a strong military. it will play an equal and prominent role. a career diplomat who also served as ambassador of pakistan to belgium, luxembourg, and the european union. the pakistan high commission to australia. ambassador supports president obama's policy over awarding abusive words like islamic and muslim to describe violent extremism and terrorism movements command i will say this personally. i agree with him most on that point. only a small number of muslims engage. so it is not fair and counterproductive to think the entire community with a broad brush of extremism. this is not an activity that is exclusive to any religion or group. it isit is also honest and acknowledging that many countries, including pakistan need to be part of countering the regional and global impact of radical extremists. he is happily married, and they have three lovely sons. one works for the united nations room and the other two are studying at prestigious universities in the us command i know there grades are high because
the literacy rate in pakistan. pakistan is the nuclear power and as a strong military. it will play an equal and prominent role. a career diplomat who also served as ambassador of pakistan to belgium, luxembourg, and the european union. the pakistan high commission to australia. ambassador supports president obama's policy over awarding abusive words like islamic and muslim to describe violent extremism and terrorism movements command i will say this personally. i agree with him most on that...
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this is true across pakistan. this is as true and the punjab as it is in the nwfp and fought top. -- and fata. when pashtun is are behaving in other parts of pakistan, that behave like pakistan is elsewhere. that is not what is explaining it. >> let me add a reminder that we showed some provincial breakdowns because, for purposes of policy, it is really important to understand how attitudes might be distributed differently in places where there is a war than places where there is not. just putting in very crudely, the great majority of findings overall in this study do not show these big differences. the other point i would like to make has to do with the idea of identity, that somehow if, in fact, across four provinces, everyone wants of were the majority agree and say the same thing, that that means that some kind identity of pakistan is is being manufactured here. since we polled internationally, we document many questions in which people on opposite sides of the world happen to have majorities that answered a
this is true across pakistan. this is as true and the punjab as it is in the nwfp and fought top. -- and fata. when pashtun is are behaving in other parts of pakistan, that behave like pakistan is elsewhere. that is not what is explaining it. >> let me add a reminder that we showed some provincial breakdowns because, for purposes of policy, it is really important to understand how attitudes might be distributed differently in places where there is a war than places where there is not....
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pakistan -- i always maintained pakistan can do without the aid, but what pakistan needs is good, positive, constructive relationships with the united states. we have tried hard to have market access, etc.. but nothing came out of that. finally, the question of whether this is a transactional strategy, i would say if you look at the size of pakistan and you look at conventional and unconventional military capabilities, it's in a region where the united states has stakes and basically, this relationship has a strategic quality to itself. given all the problems i have mentioned, there is the question of how it should be managed. one can discuss in greater detail, but what i feel is that this relationship has to be managed and delivered on the basis of realism and frankness. it is an important relationship for pakistan and i think it's important for the united states for all the reasons i have mentioned. it's not just the question of the stabilization of afghanistan. there is an opportunity because stabilization be -- stabilization depends on reconciliation. for reconciliation, there are only
pakistan -- i always maintained pakistan can do without the aid, but what pakistan needs is good, positive, constructive relationships with the united states. we have tried hard to have market access, etc.. but nothing came out of that. finally, the question of whether this is a transactional strategy, i would say if you look at the size of pakistan and you look at conventional and unconventional military capabilities, it's in a region where the united states has stakes and basically, this...
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he's the father of pakistan. unfortunately, he died less than a year after pakistan's creation and ever since then, pakistan has had a lot of difficulty with its political leaders and many feel he died too soon. if he lived a bit longer, perhaps the foundations of pakistan's democracy might have been stronger. host: that was in 1947. what happened that created pakistan? guest: well, it was a mess. and it was a mess from which the country really has never recovered, in a way. this was during the time of british rule in the subcontinent of india and the decision was made very quickly and very arbitrarily by the british colonial rulers to separate, to make a new country. they arbitrarily divided northern india into india and pakistan and in a matter of weeks you had literally millions of people fleeing in all directions. you had indians trying to rush south into what was going to be india and -- sorry, hindus and sikhs fleeing into what would be india and muslims fleeing north into what would be pakistan and there w
he's the father of pakistan. unfortunately, he died less than a year after pakistan's creation and ever since then, pakistan has had a lot of difficulty with its political leaders and many feel he died too soon. if he lived a bit longer, perhaps the foundations of pakistan's democracy might have been stronger. host: that was in 1947. what happened that created pakistan? guest: well, it was a mess. and it was a mess from which the country really has never recovered, in a way. this was during the...
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i don't think pakistan would ever do a thing like that. pakistan never lies. but iran does, unfortunately. let's see what happens with iran. we're ready for the absolute worst, and we are ready for sense, too. we are very geared up. they are really the number one state of terror in the world. i have to say, they pulled back, because their money is running very low. the deal with obama was a disaster, because it was a short-term deal that did not cover ballistic missiles. you couldn't inspect the important sites, there were many things wrong. they gave $150 billion plus $1.8 billion in green, beautiful cash. i think pakistan would have to have some of that cash. they gave $1.8 billion in cash, which is unthinkable. instead of being respectful and thankful -- which frankly, they should have been to the united states and to president obama for making that ridiculous deal -- instead of being respectful, they put their finger up in the air, the thumb, and they disrespected the united states. they shouldn't have done that. that was a big mistake. one of the things i
i don't think pakistan would ever do a thing like that. pakistan never lies. but iran does, unfortunately. let's see what happens with iran. we're ready for the absolute worst, and we are ready for sense, too. we are very geared up. they are really the number one state of terror in the world. i have to say, they pulled back, because their money is running very low. the deal with obama was a disaster, because it was a short-term deal that did not cover ballistic missiles. you couldn't inspect...
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again, why pakistan is very important, pakistan can facilitate much of that discussion. there are other regional players to which this particular conflict and this unstable situation in afghanistan are important. we have had discussions with the chinese about a role they might be up to play. we have had discussions with the russians about the role they could play if they choose to. certainly, players in the gulf are interested in seeing this area in afghanistan stabilized, as well. so there are a lot of partners on the periphery that i think will have important roles they can play. ultimately, comes down to the afghan government and the taliban representatives. >> thank you. going back to pakistan, officials, for quite sometime, democratic and republican administrations, have tried to get the government to stop giving safe haven to the terrorist group. what leverage do you think you have? sec. tillerson: we have some leverage that has been as guest in terms of aid. their status as a non-nato alliance partner -- all of that can be put on the table. at the end of the day,
again, why pakistan is very important, pakistan can facilitate much of that discussion. there are other regional players to which this particular conflict and this unstable situation in afghanistan are important. we have had discussions with the chinese about a role they might be up to play. we have had discussions with the russians about the role they could play if they choose to. certainly, players in the gulf are interested in seeing this area in afghanistan stabilized, as well. so there are...
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pakistan is running pakistan right now. but we will certainly assist in the peace process and required. the foreign office will remain engaged. all the centers through the election, i think everybody will remain engaged. we are now two months into a run up but we are constantly engaged in this process so i don't see it becoming a victim of our election. at the end of the day it is a peace process. >> i just wanted to first follow up a little bit on jonathan's question if i could get to you clarify a little bit. the afghans and the americans have complained that thus far those who have been released have been very low down on the list of what they've been asking for and they haven't been released as requested directly to the h.b.c. but have just been released. you said that when asked about broader, you said when was the last time you heard this particular release and the afghanistan defense minister threft meeting a happy man? >> a list of releases made at their request. >> at the top of their request, would you expect this
pakistan is running pakistan right now. but we will certainly assist in the peace process and required. the foreign office will remain engaged. all the centers through the election, i think everybody will remain engaged. we are now two months into a run up but we are constantly engaged in this process so i don't see it becoming a victim of our election. at the end of the day it is a peace process. >> i just wanted to first follow up a little bit on jonathan's question if i could get to...
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again, why pakistan is so important. pakistan can facilitate much of that discussion. there are other reasonable players to which this particular and this unstable situation in afghanistan are important. live had discussions with the chinese about the world they might be able to light. with -- wescussions have had discussions with others. certainly, other nations in the gulf, gcc members, are interested in seeing this particular area in afghanistan stabilized as well. so there are players on the periphery who have important roles to play. ultimately, it comes down to the afghan government and the taliban representatives. >> thank you mr. secretary. going back to pakistan, quite some time democrat in public and administrations have tried to get the government to stop it, stop giving safe haven to terrorist groups. what leverage do you think you have? secretary tillerson: obviously, we have some leverage that has been discussed in terms of aid and military assistance. their status as a non-nato alliance partner. all of that can be put on the table but you know at the end
again, why pakistan is so important. pakistan can facilitate much of that discussion. there are other reasonable players to which this particular and this unstable situation in afghanistan are important. live had discussions with the chinese about the world they might be able to light. with -- wescussions have had discussions with others. certainly, other nations in the gulf, gcc members, are interested in seeing this particular area in afghanistan stabilized as well. so there are players on...
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of a distinguished member pakistan. he's dedicated his professional life to pakistan. having a brief downrsation before we came and say, washington doesn't have understanding of pakistan. it's a little look having a television and the power or the noise goes out every 40 seconds and you are figure out what is the story. ecause too much of our understanding of pakistan is from other controversies other big problems. afghanistan, pakistan, we call af-pak. india-pakistanhe issue of kashmir. or now increasingly china and role in pakistan so we look at pakistan as a -- country. we look at pakistan being in the region a complicated with lots of very complex geopolitics and we don't the nation. so part of our goal today is to unfiltered,you here you know, one of pakistan's great leaders who's going to us today about pakistan's national interest, directions, and how pakistan wants the united states its journey. it's going to be a good afternoon, and it's going to, say, after the foreign minister gives his remarks, my seth jones and dan unde, are going to come up and join him a
of a distinguished member pakistan. he's dedicated his professional life to pakistan. having a brief downrsation before we came and say, washington doesn't have understanding of pakistan. it's a little look having a television and the power or the noise goes out every 40 seconds and you are figure out what is the story. ecause too much of our understanding of pakistan is from other controversies other big problems. afghanistan, pakistan, we call af-pak. india-pakistanhe issue of kashmir. or now...
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does pakistan want a talibanized government in pakistan? and do we believe in and the views of islam that the taliban holds? the answer was no. 99% of pakistanis would say no. we do not want that. with all that confidence, it was not in our interest to be supportive towards taliban. notas pakistan's interest, u.s. interest. then i went further. if we did not join, what could happen? and my answer, which i do not want to elaborate, was that it would be dangerous for pakistan. because india was ever prepared to join and certainly the united states would attack afghanistan. how did the attack afghanistan from india? pakistan's sovereignty and aerospace or land. from all points of view, bravado is good at a personal level, but when it nations and states are involved coppe, bravado is not the solution. i took the decision. in hindsight, most of the pakistan is believe it was the right decision. ttp was not there. there was dnsm. which was more serious. he was the leader. and he is the man who's stronger in this malikahn divison. ion. then there
does pakistan want a talibanized government in pakistan? and do we believe in and the views of islam that the taliban holds? the answer was no. 99% of pakistanis would say no. we do not want that. with all that confidence, it was not in our interest to be supportive towards taliban. notas pakistan's interest, u.s. interest. then i went further. if we did not join, what could happen? and my answer, which i do not want to elaborate, was that it would be dangerous for pakistan. because india was...
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, it is pakistan. to increase the number of people that pay taxes from about 3 million out of 135 million, to a more respectable number. all those are short-term questions they will be explored over the next couple months. but in the long term, there are few things to consider. the first is that as long as the united states and pakistan on relatively good footing, it is likely that pakistan will keep fighting no way to clear the very minimum are necessary to keep the international institutions engage with pakistan. they showed a remarkable ability to negotiate from a position of weakness, to tell the analysis and the international community that times are-red, and that pakistan does under it will hurt everybody. -- that times are desperate and that it pakistan goes under, it will hurt everybody. in this five-seven year time frame that we're looking at, can pakistan address the structural problems in this economy? a lot of them are so enter a plea of iraq -- related to the political economy of pakistan.
, it is pakistan. to increase the number of people that pay taxes from about 3 million out of 135 million, to a more respectable number. all those are short-term questions they will be explored over the next couple months. but in the long term, there are few things to consider. the first is that as long as the united states and pakistan on relatively good footing, it is likely that pakistan will keep fighting no way to clear the very minimum are necessary to keep the international institutions...
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pakistan or limiting support for pakistan. from what it says in the 9/11 commission, there has been a drive to build capacity, what was seen as the key to the problem in pakistan. in afghanistan, the u.s. and nato and everybody is tackling the most difficult situation, which is southern afghanistan. part of the problem. the taliban, possibly after the surge or elections missed out exploiting areas where there is a softness or a weakness. this is taking place, what pakistan is doing in the tribal areas is extremely important at this point in time. at this point, holding back capacity or any other kind of support, would become counterproductive. pakistan is capable of sitting across the table and discussing what is about money where it should be, and what monitoring should protect this, the u. s asking for specific requirements on the benefit of special programs that need to be put in place. there's a lot of working around huge concerns. the basic data that pakistan's capacity should be built up should not be in doubt. the proce
pakistan or limiting support for pakistan. from what it says in the 9/11 commission, there has been a drive to build capacity, what was seen as the key to the problem in pakistan. in afghanistan, the u.s. and nato and everybody is tackling the most difficult situation, which is southern afghanistan. part of the problem. the taliban, possibly after the surge or elections missed out exploiting areas where there is a softness or a weakness. this is taking place, what pakistan is doing in the...
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pakistan's repayments to china as well as china deepening its claws into pakistan. christine fair i'm saying we : need to be thoughtful. imf, in policymaking circles imf has been not on the table but we're not think about the cost and benefits. husain haqqani: we didn't talk, get to talk about afghanistan and whether can expect yafer werecooperative and american efforts to try and find a peaceful solution or a solution to enable america to come out of afghanistan in a way in which pakistan's interests can also be protected. but i'm sure that will come out during the course of questions and answers. before we go to the audience let , me just say that this has been a somewhat pessimistic view of things. there is an optimistic view which all of us do not have to share but should be aware of. and that is that imran khan will bring a fresh outlook to government, not having been entrenched in the ways of patronage and corruption the pakistan's politics has been mired in, that he will have professionals managing various ministries, that a lot of overseas pakistanis will st
pakistan's repayments to china as well as china deepening its claws into pakistan. christine fair i'm saying we : need to be thoughtful. imf, in policymaking circles imf has been not on the table but we're not think about the cost and benefits. husain haqqani: we didn't talk, get to talk about afghanistan and whether can expect yafer werecooperative and american efforts to try and find a peaceful solution or a solution to enable america to come out of afghanistan in a way in which pakistan's...
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reporter: [indistinct] freedom of the press in pakistan -- prime minister khan: pakistan -- s pakistan has one of the freest presses in the world. receivedcism i have from my own press, unprecedented. pakistan press is a joke -- pres. trump: wait a minute. there is no way you are treated worse than i am. [laughter] pres. trump: i didn't hear your words. reporter: [indistinct] pres. trump: freedom of the press? we will do that. we are talking about hostages, we are talking about hostages being held in various places. i have had very good luck with hostages. with north korea, with many places that treated us with respect. i appreciate it. it made a big difference. we have two or three hostages we are talking about, one of the gentlemen we have heard about. we will be discussing that with many other subjects. trump,r: and, president we will be giving news about the two hostages -- amp, minister khan: president trump, we will be giving news about the two hostages. pres. trump: thank you. reporter: [indistinct] pres. trump: ask again? i really think they must hate our country. i think the f
reporter: [indistinct] freedom of the press in pakistan -- prime minister khan: pakistan -- s pakistan has one of the freest presses in the world. receivedcism i have from my own press, unprecedented. pakistan press is a joke -- pres. trump: wait a minute. there is no way you are treated worse than i am. [laughter] pres. trump: i didn't hear your words. reporter: [indistinct] pres. trump: freedom of the press? we will do that. we are talking about hostages, we are talking about hostages being...
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of not supporting pakistan or limiting support to pakistan. and right from what it says in the 9/11 commission onward, there has been there drive to build capacity in pakistan because it was seen and is being seen as the key to the problem in afghanistan. problem in pakistan. in afghanistan, the u.s. and nato and everybody is tackling the most difficult situation, which is southern afghanistan. part of the problem. the taliban, possibly after the surge or elections missed out exploiting areas where there is a softness or a weakness. this is taking place, what pakistan is doing in the tribal areas is extremely important at this point in time. at this point, holding back capacity or any other kind of support, would become counterproductive. pakistan is capable of sitting across the table and discussing what is about money where it should be, and what monitoring should protect this, the u. s asking for specific requirements on the benefit of special programs that need to be put in place. there's a lot of working around huge concerns. the basic da
of not supporting pakistan or limiting support to pakistan. and right from what it says in the 9/11 commission onward, there has been there drive to build capacity in pakistan because it was seen and is being seen as the key to the problem in afghanistan. problem in pakistan. in afghanistan, the u.s. and nato and everybody is tackling the most difficult situation, which is southern afghanistan. part of the problem. the taliban, possibly after the surge or elections missed out exploiting areas...
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we work on pakistan because of pakistan itself. pakistan's importance to the world, the stability in south asia, one of the most dangerous and explosive parts of the world and an effort to help the pakistani is with a massive set of internal problems in which they legitimately should get the support of many other countries. all of this i would have said before the floods. the floods are simply unimaginable to those of you who have seen it only on television. you have seen floods and television and the world under- reacted. floods were noted hemline. an area larger than italy went under water. it would stretch from the canadian border to florida. deaths were less than the tsunami in the heady -- haiti. we have come back from brussels. the damaged needs assessment from the world bank and the asian development bank which is replacing what has been lost content billion dollars. that is over the early recovery efforts. i want to stress that in the middle of everything else, pakistan was visited by an epic tragedy. there has been much cr
we work on pakistan because of pakistan itself. pakistan's importance to the world, the stability in south asia, one of the most dangerous and explosive parts of the world and an effort to help the pakistani is with a massive set of internal problems in which they legitimately should get the support of many other countries. all of this i would have said before the floods. the floods are simply unimaginable to those of you who have seen it only on television. you have seen floods and television...
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assistance in pakistan. in addition to requiring the president to develop a real security strategy and regularly report back to congress on the effectiveness of our military assistance, the act prohibits such assistance until pakistan demonstrates its commitment to shared security goals. there are also strong oversights and ordered requirements for the state department and usaid and the requirement for the u.s. comptroller general to report inddentently on the effectiveness of our security asince. this bill is a tremendous step forward for us and/or efforts to bring peace and stability to south asia. i would hope that every member would support this legislation. i thank the chairman. i thank the speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time of the the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i'm pleased to yield five mi
assistance in pakistan. in addition to requiring the president to develop a real security strategy and regularly report back to congress on the effectiveness of our military assistance, the act prohibits such assistance until pakistan demonstrates its commitment to shared security goals. there are also strong oversights and ordered requirements for the state department and usaid and the requirement for the u.s. comptroller general to report inddentently on the effectiveness of our security...
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i don't think pakistan would that, a thing like right? pakistan never lie. ut iran does, unfortunately, so, let's see what happens with iran. the absolute r worst. too.e're ready for sense, but we're very geared up, and if they are really the number one state of terror in the world. they pulled back because their money is running very low. the deal that president obama disaster because it was such a short term. it didn't cover ballistic and they couldn't see the importance sites. you couldn't inspect the sites.ant there were many things wrong, and, of course, they gave $150 $1.8 billion in green, green, beautiful cash. pakistan would like to have some of that cash but they cash, whichillion in is unthinkable, and instead of thankful, ctful and which frankly, they should have been to the united states, and making dent obama for that ridiculous deal, instead of respectful, they put their this up in the air and, finger, thumb, they put their finger up in the air and they states, cted the united they shouldn't have done that. that was a big mistake. one of the b
i don't think pakistan would that, a thing like right? pakistan never lie. ut iran does, unfortunately, so, let's see what happens with iran. the absolute r worst. too.e're ready for sense, but we're very geared up, and if they are really the number one state of terror in the world. they pulled back because their money is running very low. the deal that president obama disaster because it was such a short term. it didn't cover ballistic and they couldn't see the importance sites. you couldn't...
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blaming pakistan and expecting pakistan to help us with the peace process did not work. it did not work. therefore we have to restart it is a more organized way. >> you get the last word. >> ime journalists. i have an observation and question. it is not very scientific it is more of an analogy. thergent groups with mujahedin have been fighting and ruling back-and-forth since 35 years. they were weakened. they came after mujahedin. i would expect mujahedin to remain a force in afghanistan for at least two more decades. moreis is true, two decades ruling afghanistan and sharing powers, tell you think tell a ban will be having the same inference -- taliban will be having the same inference? what is the strategic solution? should we take the -- can resolve this issue with more appointment? as we have been witnessing -- the party has not forgotten. actingister of defense, defense, blamed tehe guy. how do we expect the party or the leading member of the party concerned about the taliban overall? it daudzai: let's look at from a different angle. there was a war. that war was be
blaming pakistan and expecting pakistan to help us with the peace process did not work. it did not work. therefore we have to restart it is a more organized way. >> you get the last word. >> ime journalists. i have an observation and question. it is not very scientific it is more of an analogy. thergent groups with mujahedin have been fighting and ruling back-and-forth since 35 years. they were weakened. they came after mujahedin. i would expect mujahedin to remain a force in...
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[applause] women are a force in pakistan. amazing force in pakistan. that is a story that really does not get told. >> one of the peculiarities of the pakistan system with regard to women in parliament was introduced by -- having reserved seats for women. now they have moved swiftly for those reserved seats. that will continue. pakistani elites are very much behind having female representation. just to stress what she was saying about the border area, it is very dangerous. the taliban was relentless. it was with the precise goal to kill democracy. men showed up at the polls at the border area, but so did the women. this was a victory for democracy and a defeat for the ideology of the taliban. >> you mentioned that there is a new government. but [indiscernible] was formally part of the government. i do not think he has a very good representation for honesty and transparency. can you comment on that? >> it is in my blog post, but i will mention he has been running the government. he never completed his term. most of our civilian government and our milita
[applause] women are a force in pakistan. amazing force in pakistan. that is a story that really does not get told. >> one of the peculiarities of the pakistan system with regard to women in parliament was introduced by -- having reserved seats for women. now they have moved swiftly for those reserved seats. that will continue. pakistani elites are very much behind having female representation. just to stress what she was saying about the border area, it is very dangerous. the taliban was...
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i empowered the women of pakistan. i empowered the minorities of pakistan. this is what real democracy is. we have seen this parliamentary system of democracy is not sitting pakistan that well. pakistan thating well. there is a lot of talk of the presidential system being introduced in pakistan. the important thing, without getting into details of the pluses and minuses of each, we need to have checks and balances in each. if a presidential system was introduced without checks and balances, it will fail again in pakistan. we have to look again at whether we should introduce a presidential system, whether we proportionalropose representation, how do we ensure there is always a fair election held in pakistan, how do we , orre checks and balances maybe a miss performing prime minister or army chief of could instill martial law? the supreme court gave me three years and not allowed me modifications to the constitution. therefore, i could not do this. these are limitations to what i could do and what i could not do. tank toto have a think really go into minute de
i empowered the women of pakistan. i empowered the minorities of pakistan. this is what real democracy is. we have seen this parliamentary system of democracy is not sitting pakistan that well. pakistan thating well. there is a lot of talk of the presidential system being introduced in pakistan. the important thing, without getting into details of the pluses and minuses of each, we need to have checks and balances in each. if a presidential system was introduced without checks and balances, it...
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jeanette, pakistan could do much more than it has to root out terrorist in pakistan. this includes the haqqani network in northwest pakistan which launches attacks against americans in afghanistan, and the taliban which we can be virtually unmolested in those parts of afghanistan -- pakistan along afghanistan southern border. the obama administration should make clear to the pakistan met military take going after some terrorist while calling others will not be tolerated. -- hobbling others will not be tolerated. -- coddling others will not be tolerated. the revelation of bin laden's whereabouts and pakistan was a setback to u.s.-pakistani ties. but it lays the foundation for a more genuine alliance if it forces both sides to confront honest with the contradictions that have plagued the relationship for many years. an independent, credible investigation into who in pakistan help support bin laden would be a good place to start. i look forward very much to viewsng general jones' on how we can strengthen is vital partnership and i look forward to our discussion. thank yo
jeanette, pakistan could do much more than it has to root out terrorist in pakistan. this includes the haqqani network in northwest pakistan which launches attacks against americans in afghanistan, and the taliban which we can be virtually unmolested in those parts of afghanistan -- pakistan along afghanistan southern border. the obama administration should make clear to the pakistan met military take going after some terrorist while calling others will not be tolerated. -- hobbling others will...
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pakistan. thank you for being here. he is a member of the foreign service of pakistan. he was the foreign secretary of pakistan. he is a graduate of tufts there he interesting and distinguished career, basically all of the big jobs in the foreign services. we are fortunate to have someone of his caliber representing pakistan at this time. it is obviously a challenging time for relations between the united states and pakistan. everyone is aware of all of that. we need to talk about the challenges in our relationship, and the things that need to be addressed. we want to have a conversation that opens the conversation a bit. i'm going to turn the floor over to the ambassador. please come up. please welcome the ambassador. >> thank you. you very much, all of you for coming. thank you for organizing this event. it will be my pleasure to share with you. month, a lot has happened. i would like to start with that. the unitedthat states government, the administration unveiled the national security strat
pakistan. thank you for being here. he is a member of the foreign service of pakistan. he was the foreign secretary of pakistan. he is a graduate of tufts there he interesting and distinguished career, basically all of the big jobs in the foreign services. we are fortunate to have someone of his caliber representing pakistan at this time. it is obviously a challenging time for relations between the united states and pakistan. everyone is aware of all of that. we need to talk about the...
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pakistan. we have increased u.s. aid to pakistan as well as encourage other nations to help step up to reach the u.n. goal of $460 million for emergency flood relief for pakistan. as you heard this morning from ambassador richard holbrooke, usaid secretary and others, our efforts have been very aggressive. we were first and most and the secretary's announcement this afternoon will continue to reflect our partnership that the united states and pakistan have together and that this partnership will endure long after the floodwaters recede. we are looking in the meantime, obviously we have a great deal of assistance, up to $7.50 billion identified for pakistan over the next five years under the legislation. we will be reviewing and light of the devastation what the country's most critical infrastructure needs are to work together with pakistan to address basic needs but also to reprogram resources to deal with both the immediate and the intermediate needs that pakistan has in light of this disaster
pakistan. we have increased u.s. aid to pakistan as well as encourage other nations to help step up to reach the u.n. goal of $460 million for emergency flood relief for pakistan. as you heard this morning from ambassador richard holbrooke, usaid secretary and others, our efforts have been very aggressive. we were first and most and the secretary's announcement this afternoon will continue to reflect our partnership that the united states and pakistan have together and that this partnership...
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my first book of pakistan was banned and pakistan. given what martin said, i hope this program is not banned in pakistan. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [indistinct chatter] >> in a few moments, newt gingrich posed a news conference. in about 15 minutes, a look at the federal employee health benefit program. the news coverage of monday's meeting. on "washington journal" we will talk about the date doc the debate over extending the payroll tax cut. -- the debate over extending the payroll tax cut. then we will discuss the postal service's decision to reduce service to that cost with bernie becker. live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> pay you a dollar an hour for your labor. it is the most expensive an element. have no environment controls, no police controls, the retirement -- no retirement, you do not care about anything but money. >> ross perot's book about trade issues. the businessman made two attempts for the presidency. the f
my first book of pakistan was banned and pakistan. given what martin said, i hope this program is not banned in pakistan. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [indistinct chatter] >> in a few moments, newt gingrich posed a news conference. in about 15 minutes, a look at the federal employee health benefit program. the news coverage of monday's meeting. on "washington journal" we will talk...
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we care about pakistan because of pakistan. for too long we have been having the discussion about pakistan for how they should -- how they can help us in afghanistan. that is not how we should be approaching this. they have 180 million people, they have nuclear weapons, they have the highest population of the islamists in the world. it is a dangerous country, it is a poor country, and it has potential. it has been under military control for a long time. those are the facts that matter in pakistan. american policy has to address those fundamental flaws in the islamic state and the problems that the region poses right now. there are three things that happened to -- have to happen in pakistan for anything to change. the last one is that the pakistani ruling elite will have to come to a consensus on the need to accept a very long, and pleasant, and bloody struggle to eliminate the islamist organizations that have permeated is lock -- pakistani society. in order to get there, the rule lingelite will have to come to a consensus that
we care about pakistan because of pakistan. for too long we have been having the discussion about pakistan for how they should -- how they can help us in afghanistan. that is not how we should be approaching this. they have 180 million people, they have nuclear weapons, they have the highest population of the islamists in the world. it is a dangerous country, it is a poor country, and it has potential. it has been under military control for a long time. those are the facts that matter in...
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pointed out that in 19g objectives pakistan and the united states -- the big objectives pakistan and the united states of america are bigger than those that divide us. perspective the strategic partnership must be based on mutual interests and respect. understanding of our respective , realisticoncerns expectations from each other, and a positive narrative about each other. to identifyeed areas of common interest, and bilateral, regional, and global interest. the arrival of forces to years ago, we have, long way. onhave six working groups economic and trade cooperation, energy sector cooperation, counterterrorism and andenforcement, defense, nuclear nonproliferation and strategic stability. making good progress and all of these working groups. we have agreed to a plan of action to promote cooperation. our cooperation on counterterrorism and law in thement has resulted enhanced capacity of our ied'sty forces to reduce and extremist organizations. , we have asector wonderful cooperation going on. , because ofone year the assistance provided by the united states of america, we have adde
pointed out that in 19g objectives pakistan and the united states -- the big objectives pakistan and the united states of america are bigger than those that divide us. perspective the strategic partnership must be based on mutual interests and respect. understanding of our respective , realisticoncerns expectations from each other, and a positive narrative about each other. to identifyeed areas of common interest, and bilateral, regional, and global interest. the arrival of forces to years ago,...
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to afghanistan and pakistan. currently she is a currently political scientist at the rand corporation and previously was at the u.s. institute of peace. some of her ideas went into the development of the questionnaire for this study. and finally, steven is a senior fellow in foreign policy development at the brookings institution. he has co-authored books on southeast asia. he has had an exceptional career as an academic and on the policy planning staff at the state department. he will talk to us about policy issues he finds. i would like clay to start out and present the core findings of the research. >> thank you all very much for coming. this survey was conducted over may 17th to the 28th, and there were 1,000 pakistani adults nationwide responding. interviews were conducted at home in randomly selected urban and rural sampling points in all four provinces. let me add quickly that for balukistan, which has only about 5% of the country, we oversampled and then weighted the results back down so that they would b
to afghanistan and pakistan. currently she is a currently political scientist at the rand corporation and previously was at the u.s. institute of peace. some of her ideas went into the development of the questionnaire for this study. and finally, steven is a senior fellow in foreign policy development at the brookings institution. he has co-authored books on southeast asia. he has had an exceptional career as an academic and on the policy planning staff at the state department. he will talk to...
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, and i think pakistan is beginning to understand that pakistan needs a stable is goingan if pakistan to deal with its own terrorist problems. to havethat has begun an impact on pakistani views and resulted in these talks. may be the taliban also deciding that time is not on their side. the afghan security forces did not collapse at the transition, as many people thought. they are stress, but they are holding. the appearance of the islamic state is a problem for the taliban, because it will wean away some supporters. the pakistanisat are putting pressures on them are real. and the belated announcement that mullah omar is dead has raised questions regarding who they were fighting for the last two years. who was issuing the orders? the fact that pakistan is not so upfront in terms of the reconciliation process raises the question -- and that does not bode well if you are recruiting among afghans. have some reason to enter into this reconciliation process. tois certainly uncertain as where things had from here. theinterpretation is that this court that has resulted from the announcement
, and i think pakistan is beginning to understand that pakistan needs a stable is goingan if pakistan to deal with its own terrorist problems. to havethat has begun an impact on pakistani views and resulted in these talks. may be the taliban also deciding that time is not on their side. the afghan security forces did not collapse at the transition, as many people thought. they are stress, but they are holding. the appearance of the islamic state is a problem for the taliban, because it will...
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the drone program in pakistan cannot operate without pakistan complicity. the pakistanis own the airspace and they have to conflict the airspace civilian and military and drone travel. the drone targets that were selected through intelligence-led operations where we knew the actual identities of the individuals and what they were, there is no evidence that they are preponderantly killing civilians. why, how do we know this? anyone know how we know this or we don't know this? the fact is we don't know this because pakistan has declared -- has cap a legal black hole. journalists can't go there and with great difficulty can they send a stringer there . [indiscernible] know is that we do even the bij project has had to concede that we can't simply reject drones because they're killing disproportionate civilians. because that's simply not true. comparing them to conventional airstrikes is what we should be comparing them to. if we're going to compare them to conventional airstrikes, there is no comparison. by that comparison, we should only be using drones becau
the drone program in pakistan cannot operate without pakistan complicity. the pakistanis own the airspace and they have to conflict the airspace civilian and military and drone travel. the drone targets that were selected through intelligence-led operations where we knew the actual identities of the individuals and what they were, there is no evidence that they are preponderantly killing civilians. why, how do we know this? anyone know how we know this or we don't know this? the fact is we...
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there is a regional consensus even including pakistan and strongly including china, which pakistan would like to alienate. there should be the taliban government in afghanistan. there are differences on what will become of him them should play in the future set up of the country. i would also add one other factor which is that i have extensive personal relations with the members of the political elite in afghanistan and of course there are many things they do that they don't tell me about. but i have observed a huge change in the past 13 years in their relations with each other something which isn't often commented on 13 years ago they didn't know each other. their relations were yelling at each other over the radio. now including the people who are political, they all know each other and have worked together. prior to the election all of the candidates were running with each other and met each other extensively to talk about the rules for the game and how to resolve it and i'm confident that however disputed the outcome may be those people with their relations with each other and the ri
there is a regional consensus even including pakistan and strongly including china, which pakistan would like to alienate. there should be the taliban government in afghanistan. there are differences on what will become of him them should play in the future set up of the country. i would also add one other factor which is that i have extensive personal relations with the members of the political elite in afghanistan and of course there are many things they do that they don't tell me about. but...
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in pakistan. it seems naive now after we have gone through the ensuing years. i do believe that was done in good faith on the american side. there were many on the pakistan side who gambled it would work. whatever you think of their ability as statesmen and governance qualities, there was an element, a true attempt to try to forge a new relationship, h to teach a partnership -- a strategic partnership. it went over to this traditional part of our relationship, where i think the relationship, if you measure it by how many pieces they gave and how much they try to work together, there was a real effort to make that bloom after 2008. those of you who do not know the details -- those of you who do know the details now i am skipping over some to give direction. i believe that effort has failed. one of the reasons for the failure of that effort on the was then sside inability of the pakistan state to be the vehicle of the assistance. it was not strong enough for able enough to do with the americans hope
in pakistan. it seems naive now after we have gone through the ensuing years. i do believe that was done in good faith on the american side. there were many on the pakistan side who gambled it would work. whatever you think of their ability as statesmen and governance qualities, there was an element, a true attempt to try to forge a new relationship, h to teach a partnership -- a strategic partnership. it went over to this traditional part of our relationship, where i think the relationship, if...
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does pakistan want a talibanized government in pakistan? and do we believe in and the views of islam that the taliban holds? the answer was no. 99% of pakistanis would say no. we do not want that. with all that confidence, it was not in our interest to be supportive towards taliban. notas pakistan's interest, u.s. interest. then i went further. if we did not join, what could happen? and my answer, which i do not want to elaborate, was that it would be dangerous for pakistan. because india was ever prepared to join and certainly the united states would attack afghanistan. how did the attack afghanistan from india? pakistan's sovereignty and aerospace or land. from all points of view, bravado is good at a personal level, but when it nations and states are involved coppe, bravado is not the solution. i took the decision. in hindsight, most of the pakistan is believe it was the right decision. ttp was not there. there was dnsm. which was more serious. he was the leader. and he is the man who's stronger in this malikahn divison. ion. then there
does pakistan want a talibanized government in pakistan? and do we believe in and the views of islam that the taliban holds? the answer was no. 99% of pakistanis would say no. we do not want that. with all that confidence, it was not in our interest to be supportive towards taliban. notas pakistan's interest, u.s. interest. then i went further. if we did not join, what could happen? and my answer, which i do not want to elaborate, was that it would be dangerous for pakistan. because india was...